Table 2 Comparison between different patients’ groups as regards laboratory parameters at 3, 9 & 18 months evaluation

Hb

(gm/dl)

HDF

10.15

1.57

0.2

10.95

1.61

0.6

11.7

1.96

0.2

HD

10.9

1.9

10.6

1.7

10.9

1.4

Once

10.5

1.7

0.2

10.8

1.8

0.7

11.8

2.3

0.7

Twice

9.7

1.3

11.05

1.4

11.5

1.7

Ca

(mg/dl)

HDF

7.88

1.30

0.7

8.85

1.55

0.4

9.24

2.21

0.5

HD

8.13

2.1

8.3

2.28

8.7

1.8

Once

8.07

1.04

0.5

9

1.5

0.6

9.7

1.8

0.1

Twice

7.73

1.5

8.7

1.64

8.8

2.5

P

(mg/dl)

HDF

7.07

2.65

0.04

6.55

1.94

0.6

6.73

1.95

0.4

HD

5.55

1.3

6.87

1.59

6.1

2.6

Once

8.4

3.2

0.01

7.4

1.45

0.05

7.4

2

0.1

Twice

5.9

1.46

5.8

2.05

6.1

1.7

PTH

(pg/ml)

HDF

444.91

323

0.1

366.5

328.8

0.3

193.6

205

0.8

HD

322

392

319

384.6

243

346.6

Once

429

291.2

0.8

396.9

277.1

0.3

217.6

240.9

0.5

Twice

457

361

341.2

376.9

172

178

β₂m

(μg/ml)

HDF

8.2

1.77

0.5

6.48

2.03

0.09

5.05

1.77

0.00

HD

8.7

3.2

7.9

2.39

7.5

1.8

Once

8.8

1.59

0.1

7.35

2.02

0.06

5.9

1.9

0.03

Twice

7.67

1.78

5.75

1.8

4.2

1.2

IL-6

(pg/ml)

HDF

237.5

96.59

0.6

192.05

83.5

0.07

119.74

56.26

0.00

HD

222.9

90.1

245.8

76.74

250

92.9

Once

232.5

76.4

0.8

202.5

65.03

0.6

147

49

0.03

Twice

241.6

113.9

183.3

98.5

95

52.4

hs-CRP

(μg/ml)

HDF

14.41

8.34

0.8

8.5

6.06

0.03

4.58

5.18

0.00

HD

14.8

9.2

14.9

8.86

14.75

9.5

Once

12.8

9.7

0.4

9.7

7.37

0.6

6.1

7

0.2

Twice

15.7

7.1

7.5

4.8

3.15

2.1